Search guidelines

Use filters to search for an entity such as a file or a restore point.

You can enter a character string to find objects with a name that exactly matches the character string. For example, searching for the term string.txt returns the exact match, string.txt.

Regular expression search entries are also supported. For more information, see Search Text with Regular Expressions.

You can also include the following special characters in the search. You must use a backslash (\) escape character before any of the special characters:

+ - & | ! ( ) { } [ ] ^ " ~ * ? : \

For example, to search for the file string[2].txt, enter the string\[2\].txt.

Searching with wildcards

You can position wildcards at the beginning, middle, or end of a string, and combine them within a string.

Match a character string with an asterisk

The following examples show search text with an asterisk:

string* searches for terms like string, strings, or stringency
str*ing searches for terms like string, straying, or straightening
*string searches for terms like string or shoestring

You can use multiple asterisk wildcards in a single text string, but multiple wildcards might considerably slow down a large search.

Match a single character with a question mark:

The following examples show search text with a question mark:

string? searches for terms like strings, stringy, or string1
st??ring searches for terms like starring or steering
???string searches for terms like hamstring or bowstring